Andre Franco Luis
Head of Future Design, Kia Design Center America
- Role
- Kia Head of Future Design America at Kia America
- Location
- Irvine, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Andre Franco Luis
Interior & User Interface Design Director with 20 years of experience in the Automotive and Design Industry. With a demonstrated track record of working for Premium OEM brands such as BMW and BMW i, but also the automotive Start Up Industry including TESLA, Karma Automotive and ARRIVAL. Last 14 years have been exclusively focussed on the electrification of the Industry. Among them the Design work on the BMW i3, the Tesla Model S, Model X, Model 3, Karma Revero GT, Karma SC1 and Karma SC2.Skilled in Design Management creating and composing Design teams that are able to operate fast and autonomous. Infusing and defining the future design process with dynamic tool chains in order to support with a nimble and fast paced approach for high level business strategy and decision making. Skill set include among others Autodesk Alias Studio Tools, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Suite, Autodesk Vred Visualization for digital VR presentations. Strong information technology professional with a Diploma in Industrial Design with an emphasize on Transportation Design from HbK Braunschweig in Germany.
Experience
Kia Head of Future Design America
Aug 2022 — Present · Irvine, CA, US
Education
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Pre diploma, Mechanical Engineering / Business Administration
1996 — 1997
German School Lisbon
Abitur, high school diploma / A-level
1993 — 1995
HbK Braunschweig
Diploma, Industrial and Product Design
1998 — 2004
Skills
- Automotive Design
- Design Management
- Vehicles
- Experience Design
- Product Development
- Indesign
- Sketching
- Rapid Prototyping
- Industrial Design
- Illustrator
- Interaction Design
- Product Design
- Graphic Design
- Design Strategy
- Photoshop
- Concept Design
- Clay Modelling
- Languages
- Automotive
- Alias Studio Tools
- Cad
- User-Centered Design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Concept Generation
- Design Thinking
- Rendering
- Concept Development
- Creative Direction
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